On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1923

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	32	.673	--
Indians	55	46	.545	12.5
Browns	51	47	.520	15.0
Tigers	47	46	.505	16.5
White Sox	47	50	.485	18.5
Senators	44	52	.458	21.0
Athletics	42	55	.433	23.5
Red Sox	36	60	.375	29.0

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 1

Indians 15, Yankees 7

Senators 9, Browns 3

Tigers 14, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	65	35	.650	--
Reds	61	39	.610	4.0
Pirates	60	39	.606	4.5
Cubs	53	48	.525	12.5
Robins	50	49	.505	14.5
Cardinals	51	52	.495	15.5
Phillies	32	68	.320	33.0
Braves	29	71	.290	36.0

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 3

Cubs 3, Robins 0

Giants 14, Reds 4

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Braves 4, Cardinals 2

Braves 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	5
1	Johnny Rawlings	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Walter Holke	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Brower	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Tommy Griffith	1
2	Travis Jackson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	8
2	Frank Brower	5
3	Joe Sewell	4
4	Tommy Griffith	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Al DeVormer	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	0.86
2	Dazzy Vance	0.55
3	Johnny Morrison	0.44
4	Lefty Weinert	0.40
5	Rosy Ryan	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Rosy Ryan	5
4	Johnny Morrison	4
4	Lefty Weinert	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.404
2	Harry Heilmann	.393
3	Babe Ruth	.389
4	Zack Wheat	.382
5	Pie Traynor	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	28
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Ken Williams	18
4	Jack Fournier	14
4	Hack Miller	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	91
2	Irish Meusel	89
3	Frankie Frisch	83
4	Cy Williams	81
5	Babe Ruth	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	30
2	George Grantham	28
3	Max Carey	26
3	Johnny Mostil	26
5	Cliff Heathcote	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.89
2	Stan Coveleski	2.28
3	Allen Russell	2.30
4	Rollie Naylor	2.71
5	Bullet Joe Bush	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	17
1	George Uhle	17
3	Pete Donohue	16
3	Johnny Morrison	16
3	Urban Shocker	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	110
2	Dazzy Vance	107
3	Bob Shawkey	86
4	Urban Shocker	85
5	Walter Johnson	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allen Russell	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Claude Jonnard	4
2	Jack Quinn	4
5	11 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rabbit Maranville	.491
2	Frankie Frisch	.463
3	Irish Meusel	.456
4	Babe Ruth	.442
5	Bernie Friberg	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Miller	5
1	Cy Williams	5
3	Marty McManus	4
4	Frank Brower	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	18
1	Irish Meusel	18
3	Earl Sheely	17
4	Hod Ford	16
4	Travis Jackson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
3	Jack Smith	4
3	Bobby Veach	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Marquard	0.39
2	George Mogridge	1.00
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1.04
4	Dave Danforth	1.26
5	Stan Coveleski	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Ring	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Dave Danforth	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	16
2	Dolf Luque	15
3	Johnny Morrison	14
4	Howard Ehmke	13
5	4 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.488
2	Tris Speaker	.473
3	Babe Ruth	.450
4	Jim Bottomley	.412
5	Pie Traynor	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Marty McManus	7
3	Frank Brower	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	41
2	Frankie Frisch	33
2	Tris Speaker	33
4	Irish Meusel	31
5	Marty McManus	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	11
2	Max Carey	8
2	Jack Smith	8
4	George Grantham	7
4	Sam Rice	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Danforth	1.31
2	James Edwards	1.82
3	Dazzy Vance	1.87
4	Stan Coveleski	2.02
5	Pete Donohue	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Dave Danforth	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	32
2	Urban Shocker	29
2	Dazzy Vance	29
4	Dave Danforth	28
5	Walter Johnson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Johnny Stuart	2
4	Clyde Barfoot	1
4	24 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Tris Speaker	.376
3	Zack Wheat	.375
4	Eddie Collins	.373
5	Babe Ruth	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Cy Williams	37
3	Ken Williams	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	131
2	Babe Ruth	121
2	Cy Williams	121
4	Wally Pipp	119
5	Reb Russell	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Johnny Mostil	31
4	George Grantham	30
5	George Burns	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.35
2	Stan Coveleski	2.43
3	Eppa Rixey	2.93
4	Bullet Joe Bush	2.94
5	Red Faber	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	27
2	Pete Donohue	25
2	Urban Shocker	25
4	Johnny Morrison	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	157
2	Urban Shocker	141
3	Red Faber	135
4	Bob Shawkey	132
5	Howard Ehmke	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	9
2	Claude Jonnard	6
2	Allen Russell	6
4	Walter Johnson	5
5	6 tied	4